Effect of medium heterogeneities on reactive dissolution of carbonates

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 376-390

  Kalia, Nitika ^a   Balakotaiah, Vemuri ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate reservoir; Heterogeneity; Pattern formation; Reactive dissolution; Wormholing

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CAPILLARITY; CARBONATES; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; LIQUIDS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POROSITY; ROCKS; WATER INJECTION;

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; HETEROGENEITY; PATTERN FORMATION; REACTIVE DISSOLUTION; WORMHOLING;

DISSOLUTION;

EID: 57649146953     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.10.026     Document Type: Article

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